Bentley Systems Reviews

Pros

I have the privilege of working with some of the most talented and motivated technical people I have ever known

Cons

Timely communications continue to be a problem internally at Bentley Systems. Team spirit has diminished severly over the last year.

Advice to Senior Management

The last two years have been really stressful. Seeing a lot of our friends laid off in this bad economy has been tough and the threat of future lay offs from our VP does not motivate us. We are working as hard as we can.

Pros

Family feeling in the group. Group Managers get involved and care about their team. Great Software tools, very innovative. Still a nice startup feeling.

Cons

very demotivating compensation plan. It seems the management doesn't listen to its employees.
It seems there is no structure in the way how the company wants to run its business

Advice to Senior Management

listen to you employees they care about the company as much as you do. Share more what you plan and why.

Pros

Fairly innovative in their software approach and systems

Cons

Despite the talk of innovation and working with the client, it really only came down to selling as many licenses as you could

Advice to Senior Management

Selling services is a great way to get in the door at a company, not trying to walk in and sell 100 licenses of a software package.

Pros

Turnover is low, most users would jump at the chance to work here. The communication between peers always was open and people were easy to approach.

Cons

Large corporate issues. Layoffs were made with no regard to skills and only salary was taken into account. Can be lots of travel depending on position.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep employees informed of changes internally.

Pros

1) Work friendly environment .
2)low work pressure
3)helps to keep balance between family life and professional life
4)tension and stress free life
5)lots of freedom as it is an US company ... It is really a great company

Cons

1) Salary standard should be more higher .

Advice to Senior Management

Management should do a salary review .

Pros

benefits, independence to peroform the job as I see it

Cons

Large company beurocracy can get in the way of accomplishing some day to day tasks

Advice to Senior Management

Review major restusturing initiatives with involved personal befor implementing.

Pros

Great benefits & family oriented.

Cons

Lack of opportunity for growth and advancement.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep improving communication with employees.

Pros

Family atmosphere
Great client base to work with in the CADD industry

Cons

Lots of growing pains as they become larger
Very reactive to economic conditions
Need to better assimilate in acquisitions

Advice to Senior Management

Effort could be made at shifting people around to build better career paths. Don't be so reactive to the economy.

Pros

Flexible Hours with work at home hours as well
Decent benefits & compensation
Opportunities for advancement if you look out for it
Good working atmosphere

Cons

Communication issues sub par
Benefits good but can be better
In office procedures are sometimes weird - like acquiring items for business purposes

Advice to Senior Management

Need better planning sometimes during project management
Ask all your employees for opinions for organizational improvment and cater to their business needs

Pros

As in most American organised companies there is a lot of freedom in the daily work

Cons

No connection between marked demands and service/product supply

Advice to Senior Management

Put more effort into real market analysis